His teammate Daniel Ricciardo, who spent most of the season in the British shadow, celebrated the victory in Monza, the crew McLaren however, she celebrated her first double victory in more than eleven years on the Italian stage.
Bristol admitted after the race that the second place is his best ranking, but it was all spiced up with some wormwood, as he might also be able to celebrate the victory if at the end of the race with Ricciardo dropped into a duel.
"It's amazing," he said after the race Norris and added: “For me, the most important team result is and it doesn’t matter if I’m first, second or third. I think the best thing happened - a double win and maximum points for the team. It's cool to be a part of this story. "
In the middle of the race, he made it clear on the radio that he was faster than the Australian, but he was not attacked anyway. He explained why: “Of course, I toyed with the desire to win in my head, but over and over again, I saw the situation with Verstappn and Hamilton before my eyes. I didn't want anything like that to happen to us. "